v. slogged, slog·ging, slogs v.intr. 1. To walk or progress with a slow heavy pace; plod: slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes. 2. To work diligently for long hours: slogged away at Latin. v.tr. 1. To make (one's way) with a slow heavy pace against resistance. 2. To strike with heavy blows. n. 1. A long exhausting march or hike: a slog through miles of jungle. 2. A long session of hard work: an 18-hour slog in the hay fields. [Perhaps alteration of SLUG3.] slogger n. |
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